Hello Everyone and welcome to the 2022 CSA season! I know you have all been waiting a long time for this first share and its set to be a good one with a lot of great spring greens! Besides the crops I have been working hard to put a crew together and and I think we have a solid team this year and the crops are looking good out the door this first week. The greens you will receive this week were planted and started way back in April so we’ve been working on them a while and working hard on the preparation of planning a planting schedule. We had a really cold and wet March so it was hard to get some things in on time but by skipping some early market days during the week I was able to catch up on the work so far and start only a week behind last year when it was hot dry and warm early. There are two most important things for all regular non market share members to know to make sure this season goes smoothly for us all. First of all you must know what share size you have to pick up correctly. That means you are either large or small box. The large box is for standard and bi-weekly members, the small box is basic share members only. Please make sure you take the right size box when you pick up. We will not have time to label every box this year and this will also avoid people having to dig through the larger piles of shares to get their box with a name on it, they are the same color but the large ones are clearly taller in comparison. Secondly you must bring a carryout bag to the pick up site and do not take the box your share is in. Unpack the veggies into your carryout and leave the container behind so we can bring them back for washing and reuse. On farm members we will have local free range eggs for sale from a neighboring farm in the cooler when you pick up also, simply leave a check or case in the bin on the shelf or the shelf to pay for your eggs…. If you would like to add eggs to your share and you have a pickup site please contact me and I can arrange to have one dozen brown eggs delivered to your site every week you have a share as an add on for $5 dollars a week. Besides that enjoy these crops coming your way for week #1!
Our crops are looking great for the first half of the year so far and this week we have some great greens for you. Here is the list for week #1.
-Spinach: Large savoyed leaf can be chopped for raw use or holds up well to cooking. The flavor is rich on this variety with tender but thick leaves. We will be giving out good size portions of this awesome vitamin packed goodness..
-Lettuce Mix: Our mix includes red and green lettuces in salad bowl and romaine types for tasty salads on its own or mixed with the micro greens and radishes.
-Radishes: Our red or french breakfast radishes are great with butter, perhaps an herbed or flavored butter or goat cheese and some crusty bread, use them on salads, or just enjoy them as a snack. Larger shares will receive multiple bunches for sure but if we have enough we will try to give more than one type this week to all shares.
-Kale mix: This kale mix contains over 5 types of kale and will be bagged up. It is packed with protein, vitamins, and great flavor. This is my favorite item this week. Can be used raw massaged with oil for salad or cooked with for a powerhouse saute green good on anything really. Kale is also great for juicing since it has so much nutritional value.
-Choi Our choi is not full size yet but we have a lot of them planted so we will start distributing these out right away. There may be some flea beatle damage on the leaves as this crop attracts them strongly but the flavor is still great and you can rest assured knowing we didn’t spray them with anything. Choi is great in stir fry or steam it on the grill and give it a light char first and top with your favorite sauce.
-1000mg CBD Oil. If everyone hasn’t known yet, we have produced hemp for a few years now and make our own line of CBD oil from the flower with the help of a local processor. Our oil is certified organic and made simply from organic coconut oil and our organic hemp extract . I am giving every shareholder one 1000 mg bottle as a bonus for signing up this year. It is our medium concentration of oil and one dose is about a half dropper and contains 40mg of CBD. This is also something we retail on the website year round for 60-75 dollars a bottle and if anyone wants a coupon code for the shop they can also use the code rootsdownhemp20 for 20 percent off anytime. I hope everyone enjoys it or pass it on to someone who will use it as it took almost 2 years to develop this product but it has helped lots of people reduce inflammation and improved their mobility.
Thank you all for choosing my farm as your CSA Farm. I’ve been farming here for 16 years since 2007 the year my daughter was born and have been raising her and my son here and slowly growing the business as much as possible every year. I’ve always wanted to have a larger CSA and thats why Community is in the name of the farm. It is really fantastic to see so much enthusiasm for the veggies and I love growing good food for you all. I know my family at home always feels better when we eat lots of fresh veggies and sharing that with all your families means a lot to me. Thanks for trusting me to do that for your family and keep this food community going through this season and into years beyond!
